Release from 04.01.2024

Voting Young Star of the Month December

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The "Young Star of the Month" will be chosen for the third time this season. Once again, four young players who drew attention with strong performances in December are up for election. The fan voting is open until Tuesday, January 9, at 10:00 pm. In addition, the TV experts from Austria, Italy and Slovenia will also be voting.

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The following players are nominated for the election in December:

Finn van Ee (2003) - EC-KAC

  • for the 20-year-old Finn van Ee it is the second Young Star nomination in a row; in November he finished in fourth place
  • the forward has been playing for the EC-KAC since his youth, in the 2020/21 season he celebrated his debut with the KAC' first team; in the meantime he has already been on the ice 59 times for the Klagenfurt team
  • on December 10 in the derby against Villach, Van Ee scored his first goal in the win2day ICE Hockey League
  • in total, the forward scored 5 points in eight games in December (1G | 4A) and also had a +/- of +5

Jan Cosic (2003) - HK SZ Olimpija

  • 20-year-old defenseman Jan Cosic is playing his first season with the HK SZ Olimpija and in the win2day ICE Hockey League
  • in his youth the Slovenian spent several years in Sweden and Finland
  • in December, Cosic scored three assists and had a +/- of +4 in six appearances for Olimpija

Kristóf Németh (2002) - Hydro Fehérvár AV19

  • Kristóf Németh from league leader Hydro Fehérvár AV19 is already national team player of Hungary
  • the 21-year-old has played for the Hungarians since his youth; he made his professional debut in the 2021/22 season
  • the forward has played a total of 128 games for Fehérvár (7G | 10A) so far
  • Németh scored two of his seven goals in December and had a +/- of +2 in a total of nine appearances

Yannik Lebeda (2002) - BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg

  • Yannik Lebeda is currently playing his second season with the BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg
  • born in Vorarlberg, he spent many years in Switzerland as a youth player before the now 21-year-old started playing for the VEU Feldkirch in the Alps Hockey League in 2015 and has been wearing the Pioneers' jersey since last season
  • in 81 appearances for PIV to date, the forward has scored two goals and made seven assists
  • in December, Lebeda was on the ice for nine games and scored three points (2G | 1A)

>> HERE YOU CAN FIND THE VOTING <<

Voting procedure
First, five monthly winners are determined. Four players per month are nominated to take part in the voting. Due to only a few match days in September 2023, the first two months were combined into one election. The five monthly winners will then compete for the title "Young Star of the 2023/24 season" at the start of the playoffs.

The election consists of two components: in addition to the fan voting on the league website, the TV experts from Austria, Italy and Slovenia also vote. If two or more players receive the same number of votes, they will be ranked according to the result of the fan vote.

Winner September/October | Senna Peeters (HC TIWAG Innsbruck)
Winner November | Lucas Thaler (EC Red Bull Salzburg)